Display box



V. F. RIDGWAY DISPLAY BOX" 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 5, 192

Feb. 18, 1930; i v. F. RIDGWAY 47, 86

DISPLAY BOX,

Filed March 5, 192'! s Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Feb. 18, 1930 PATENT QFFICE- VAN F. RIDGWAY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS DISPLAY BOX Application filed March 5, 1927. Serial No. 173,151.

The invention relatesin general to display boxes and more particularly to a display box for paints having a color chart conveniently arranged within the box lid to provide conspicuous illustration of the colors of the pigments contained in the box.

Boxes of this general nature are used to display paints or pigments and act as silent salesmen in promoting the sale of the paints.

l The box, when closed comprises a compact parcel which may be readily stored or transported from place to place. When open, the box provides a sightly display rack adapted for support u on any convenient mounting where it may e seen. The utility of such a box depends upon its power to attract the inspection of prospective customers and to quickly show the exact nature of its contents. The utility of a display box in which paints are stored in assorted arrangement according to color, is greatly increased by the provision of means for clearly illustrating the colors of the various pigments in the box,so that the exact color of the paints available is discernible at a glance.

The principal object of the invention is the provision of a display box having compartments for the storage of paints and having means whereby the exact colors of the paints stored in the various compartments may quickly and easily be determined.

Another important object of the'invention is the provision of a neat paint display box having color charts conspicuously mounted in the lid of the box for the purpose of clearly showing what paint colors are available.

Another important object of the invention is'the provision of a paint display box having improved partitions which brace the box 40 and render it strong and rigid and thus reduce damage due to rough usage during transportation or storage. 7

Numerous other objects of the invention will be apparent as it is better understood from the following description, which, taken in connection with the accompanying drawirigs, discloses a preferred embodiment there- 0 Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front view of a paint display box embodying my present invention, parts ofthe box being shown in section to illustrate details of construction;

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a side view thereof, the box being shown in open position and having parts shown in section to illustrate details of construction; V

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a compartment for the display box; and s Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating the method of fastening individual compartments together to provide strong partitions within the display box. I c To illustrate my invention I have shown on the drawings a displaybox for paints. The display box comprises a box 11 having a lid 12, and is divided'into compartments 18 which are adapted to accommodate paint containers 14 of standard size and shape. Each compartment is labeled in a unique manner with the reference name of the paint it contains. The compartments are labeled in a certain color sequence by means of strip 7 labels 15 which are so arranged that adifferent reference name is positioned opposite each compartment. Color charts 16, illustrating the paint colors corresponding to the reference names on the strip labels are positioned in the lid 12 of the box in such a manner as to be clearly visible when-the box is open. The chart colors are arranged in the same colorsequence as are the reference names of the strip labels and this feature makes it a simple matter'to locate any desired paint color in the box.

The box 11 is constructed of a single sheet of cardboard or other suitable box material cut to proper shape and bent into box form; The box has a rectangular bottom wall- 21,

' the bottom wall.

and 24 bentupwardly at right angles from The front and rear walls have ends engaging front and rear'edges 260f theside walls 22 and secured thereto.

Theiupper edges of the front and rear walls 123 and 24 are provided with integralflange portions 27 extending inwardly therefrom and having ends 28 engaging front and rear ;upper edge portions 22. of the side walls-522..

The adjoining edges'of the front; "rear and sidewalls and of'the inturned flanges 27 and the side walls are secured together in any convenient manner, such asby gluing. The

- vide a sightly finish therefor. f

The 11a 12 of the box comprises" attest or cardboard 28,015 similar material ada t d to fitover'and cover the'top of the box 11.

This sheet ofcardboard is properly cut to er edge 31; securedto thg upper rear edge of box ll lily-means of-twostrips of gum med linen 332- The'strips have jportions engaging parts of the box adjacent the'upperfrear horizontaljedgethereof; A-front strip is secured along ;the lower edge of the front face of thelid and;- aflongthe upper face of the rear portion .27. Theoth'er strip is fastened along the lower edge of therear face lith i a d a ongheupper-e g fth e wall 24 of the box The 'flexibility of the strips provides-hinged attachment between lidan'clbox. The lid hasside edges 33 and azafronti or top edge 34 and is; provided with W integral flanged portions-35 bent therefrom alongthe edges 33. and 34; These flanges-are secured together 7 at their adjacent edges 36:

I anjdare adapted to embrace the upper'edges toj provide a sightly finishfor the lid.

' y Each compartment 13 1s made-from asin-gle of:thefrontand side walls of thebox when I thelidis closefdzandso to provide a secure package. .wThe'1id12 .is'flcovered with paper glued to the ou-ter surfaces thereof in order v p s 37., to limittheopenin f f i 12 are;pr0vided;at -eachside of the display 7 V ,59

box 'and arel fastened betweenthe side walls 22-of thebox and; the sidefianges 35 ofthe lid. 7 When the'box isiopenedup for; display purposes th'e'tapesgprovide means for sustaining the lid ini-substantially vertical position to display thefcolor charts mountedlon the inner face thereof.

strip'of 'cardboard 41 and-comprises a: side wall 4am end, wall 43 bent "therefrom at right angl'es;another-side wall=44 parallel to side wall'42fand bent at rightangles from wall4-3,- and an end wall'45par'allel to and opposite end w'all'43 and bent from wall 44. End wall 4'5 issprovided' with an; inturned fiange' 4 6v 'at itsifree edge which engagesthe compartment with continuousYwalls; It is plain that the compartment may-be'made in a number of difierent Ways without departing from the spirit or scope of this invention. It is not necessary to form thecompartment from a single strip but the walls may be made of individual rectangularjsheets, and the compartment may be provided with a bottom wall either integral with'th'e strip 41 or separate therefrom. The compartments "13' aresecured together andarranged in a double 7 b p 7 row to provide a unitary rectangular partiouter surfacesof thelwa-lls and bottom'ofthe box are covered with paper of suitable color 7 and texture which is glued to the boX topro-- tioned insert. -This insert has overall dimensions equal to the 1nter1or' dimensions f o'fthe box 11 and is adapted for positioning 7 -the rein toiprovidea plurality of compart .inents in the'box'. Each row of the unitary insert comprises a pluralityfof' compartv ments 13 arranged adj acentlyand having adacent sides 42'and 4'5'in'enga'ging contact. provide a rectangular-portion having a 1oW- The rear ends-45 of the-compartments comprising the; front row are in engaging contact with thefront ends'43 of the correspond ing compartmentsof; the rear row. The compartments are of such length that the insert snugly engages between front andrear walls 23 and 24 of the box 11; Thecom artments ofthe insert are secured together y fo'l ded strips of gummed linen which'are -f-astened to the-adjacent upper edges of the walls of the.

compartments. A single-strip of linen- 46 of length equal =to the distance between side .walls'22'of-theb0x is secured to the upper edges of adj acentend walls 43and 45 ofthe flanges have registering cutout portions 48 provided at intervals therealong to accom modate the side walls of the adjacenticompartments which extendtherethrou-gh from L thezend walls. The sidewalls of adjacent compartments are similarly secured by strips of. linen 49 folded to proyideg downwardly "disposed 'fi'ange portions 50; which embrace and. which are fastened to j the uppersedge s iis of the innerjfa'ces ofthe side wallsfof adj acen't inwardly from the front and rear walls 23 1 and 24. The adjacent end walls 43.jand 45 of-the'front'. and rear row of thecompart.

' merits providea continuous' vertical -partition 51 extending. between the side walls 22 tween thefront and rear: walls of the box while the adjacent side walls 42 and 44 pro- Vide a plurality of front to rear partitions 52 forthe box. After the'insert has been properly positioned within the box, the flanges 27 are bent down and secured at each end to the end walls 22 of the box. The flanges 27 thusembrace the front and rear walls, and portions of the front to rear partitions of the insert, and secure the partitioned insert firmly in place within the box 11. This method of construction allows the compartments to be formed independently of the main box 11, which may be built to accommodate any even number of compartments. The compartments were assembled separately, secured together and positioned in the box as a unitary insert. The partitions 51 and 52 comprise a double thickness of cardboard and provide great strength and rigid ity in the cardboard box itself, and thus eliminate damage to the box during transportation or storage.

Strips of paper 55 are secured to the upper face of the flange portions 27 of the box and extend therealong between opposed side walls 22 of the box. Each compartment in the box is thus provided with a strip portion 55 thereover, and a paint identifying name 56 is printed on each strip portion. The strip portions 55 andthe names 56 comprise compartment labels which identify the color of the paint stored in the compartments immediately thereunder, and the individual strip portions 55 of the front and rear compartments comprise integral strip labels 15 which identify the paints in the front and rear compartments.

In order to provide. a simple means for illustrating the color of the paints in the various compartments of the box, I provide color charts 16 which are secured to the inner face of the box lid 12. The charts comprise two base strips 57 mounted in the lid parallel with and adjacent to the lateral edges 33 thereof. The base strips extend across the face of the lid between its horizontal edges 31 and 34 and provide a mounting for a plurality of color strips 58 which are secured thereon in spaced relationship. The identifying name ofthe color represented by each color strip 58 is printed immediately adjacent thereto upon the base strip 57. The color strips 58 are arranged upon the base strips in a color sequence corresponding to that of the paint identifying names printed on the label strips 15, so that one color chart illustrates in order the paints contained in the front row of compartments while the other color chart illustrates the colors of paints contained in the rear row.

The box provides a sightly display device for paints having means whereby the color of the paints is at all times plainly shown. Moreover the box when closed provides a compact and strong package which may be stored or transported without danger of injury to its contents.

It is thought that the invention and many of its. attendant advantages will be under: stood from the foregoing description, and it will be apparent that many changes may be said box having vertical front, rear and side walls, and a bottom wall, and inturned flange portions bent from the-upper edges of said front and rear walls, a lid for said box, said lid being hinged to the upper edge of said rear wall and having means engaging therewith for supporting said lid in a substantially vertical plane when said box is open, a plurality of partitioned inserts mounted in'said box, each being complete in itself having portions engaging beneath saidfront and rear flanged portions which hold said partitioned inserts in place in said box, said partitioned inserts providing a plurality of compartments adapted to display paint containers containing paints and adj acently arranged within the box in front and rear rows, strij labels secured to the upper faces of said front and rear inturned flanged portions and having labelportions adjacent ,the compartments in said front and rear rows, each said label portions having a paint identifying color name impressed thereon, to identify the paint displayed in the compartmentimmediately adjacent thereto, and color charts, comprising a plurality of rectangular colored strips, mounted in the inner face of said lid and parallel and adjacent to the side edges thereof for illustrating in order the colors represented by each said color name on said strip labels.

2. A display box structure, comprising a sheet of box forming material, flanged at its;

front and rear and side edges toconstitute a box body, having a bottom and front, rear and side vertical walls, the front and rear walls being respectively rebent horizontally to providecontinuous label supports extending from side to side at the front and rear box body divided into a plurality of rows of compartments for the display of diflerent' colored articles, strip labels companion to the respective rows havlng 1nd1v1dual 1dent1fications for the individual compartments and a lid for the box body provided with colored shirts appertaining respectively to the 'r bws "bf cbmpartments and arranged with thecOlbhe'col'orscorresponding serially with the OI- prs (if the articles in s aidrcompartments.

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bis o'f saidicha'rts corresponding serially'with theg co'lor's' Of the articles in "said c0mpa rtments'." r

5 4." Adisplay box structure, comprisingw box lbody divided-intoa plurality of com- I V partments for the display ofdiiferent colored articles and alidfonthe box bodyprovided with colored charts appertaining respective- 1y tOfS aid i compartments and arranged With 

